On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:33:28 -0400, Dave Smith > wrote:

>Yep... and to prove it I will send along this link to a site that sells
>professional quality meat grinders..... with screens.
>
>http://www.genemco.com/catalog/grinders.html

That page contains two mentions of the word screen:

For a Tyler "Sanitary Grinder/Finisher": "Tyler 2-1/2 in. mesh screen."

Note the word "mesh," and the fact that the "mesh screen" is in cylindrical form
-- it is not a flat extrusion plate. This mutha also has a 25 HP motor, and is
not intended for grinding meat.

And for a 60-gallon hammer mill, which is rather obviously not a home meat
grinder.

Neither one has anything to do with the subject under discussion. We're
discussing the correctness of referring to a meast grinder's thick, rigid
extrusion plate as a screen (generally synonymous in this context with sieve).

-- Larry